The total trade volume of goods between China and the Belt and Road (B&R) Countries exceeded six trillion U.S. dollars from 2013 to 2018, according to CGTN.

The average annual growth rate of trade between China and B&R countries hit four percent during the 2013-2018 period, higher than the growth rate of China’s foreign trade during the same period, accounting for 27.4 percent of China’s total trade in goods.